Fall could be cool and dry, according to Old Farmers Almanac and Farmers' Almanac. The National Weather Service disagrees.

Other parts of Michigan saw significantly more snow than Metro Detroit this season, including Traverse City, which had 146.9 inches from Oct. 1 through March 20, and Gaylord, which had 192.2 inches.

In Alpena, the season snowfall total is 63.3 inches, well below season record, the Gaylord NWS office said. The record is 166.3 inches in the 1970-71 winter, with the second-snowiest winter 2008 ...